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enTennessee Williams' 'The Glass Menagerie' Returns to Milwaukeehttp://wuwm.com/post/tennessee-williams-glass-menagerie-returns-milwaukee
<p></p>Fri, 26 Sep 2014 16:03:00 +0000Eleanor Peterson & Bonnie North41266 at http://wuwm.comTennessee Williams' 'The Glass Menagerie' Returns to MilwaukeeGrasping at Straws Brings Back Rustic Americana http://wuwm.com/post/grasping-straws-brings-back-rustic-americana
<p></p><p>Old-school Americana creates an image in our minds of rustic farms, hard working folks doing dirty work, conversation speckled with old-fashioned sayings, and homemade music and entertainment during the evening and weekends.</p><p>That is the image that Milwaukee band <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/thegraspingatstraws" target="_blank">Grasping at Straws </a>is trying to recreate in a world of progressive digital technology.</p>Wed, 24 Sep 2014 10:57:38 +0000Eleanor Peterson41138 at http://wuwm.comGrasping at Straws Brings Back Rustic Americana Dupond Dupont Bumbles around Milwaukee Performing Songs about Love, Hate, Grandmas, and Beerhttp://wuwm.com/post/dupond-dupont-bumbles-around-milwaukee-performing-songs-about-love-hate-grandmas-and-beer
<p></p><p></p><p>When you take a step back and look at life, you will see how we are just bumbling around on Earth while trying to get from Point A to Point B.</p><p>The musical group, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/duponddupont.marilu" target="_blank">Dupond Dupont</a>, named themselves after the bumbling detectives on Rin Tin Tin. They saw how life is an interesting story, filled with little vignettes, and that those vignettes needed to be told through song.</p>Tue, 23 Sep 2014 22:35:58 +0000Eleanor Peterson41141 at http://wuwm.comDupond Dupont Bumbles around Milwaukee Performing Songs about Love, Hate, Grandmas, and BeerRocket Paloma's Music Inspired by Life and "Hook"http://wuwm.com/post/rocket-palomas-music-inspired-life-and-hook
<p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">A Milwaukee musician dabbles in two different genres of music. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/ROCKET-PALOMA/374964539209899" target="_blank">Rocket Paloma</a> is a singer-songwriter who writes autobiographical songs that reveals her innermost thoughts and desires. </span></p>Tue, 23 Sep 2014 21:38:23 +0000Eleanor Peterson40791 at http://wuwm.comRocket Paloma's Music Inspired by Life and "Hook"Novelist Drills for Critical Thinking in Sand Fracking Debate in New Bookhttp://wuwm.com/post/novelist-drills-critical-thinking-sand-fracking-debate-new-book
<p></p><p></p><p>Environmental issues have stirred up many emotions throughout the years. Global warming, rainforest preservation, and oil drilling, to name a few.</p><p>One issue in particular has effected Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota: sand fracking, a method of drilling for natural gas.</p><p>Those who are in favor of the method are in favor of the jobs it creates and the access to a natural resource. Those who are against the method do not support what it does to the natural landscape.</p>Thu, 18 Sep 2014 23:35:07 +0000Eleanor Peterson40795 at http://wuwm.comNovelist Drills for Critical Thinking in Sand Fracking Debate in New BookOld World Wisconsin Wedding to Capture 19th Century Beauty http://wuwm.com/post/old-world-wisconsin-wedding-capture-19th-century-beauty
<p></p><p>The television show,<em> Mad Men</em>, created a craze where people embraced vintage. Fans would throw parties and have vintage-themed weddings where the guests were to wear vintage clothing.</p><p>Fri, 05 Sep 2014 16:13:00 +0000Eleanor Peterson39799 at http://wuwm.comOld World Wisconsin Wedding to Capture 19th Century Beauty Actor Ben Vereen Talks About Substance Abuse & Recoveryhttp://wuwm.com/post/actor-ben-vereen-talks-about-substance-abuse-recovery
<p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Ahead of a Wisconsin speaking appearance, actor </span><a href="http://www.benvereen.co/" style="line-height: 1.5;" target="_blank">Ben Vereen</a><span style="line-height: 1.5;"> talks with </span><em style="line-height: 1.5;">Lake Effect</em><span style="line-height: 1.5;"> about how his acting career was nearly derailed by substance abuse.</span></p><p>Fri, 05 Sep 2014 16:03:00 +0000Eleanor Peterson & Mitch Teich39804 at http://wuwm.comActor Ben Vereen Talks About Substance Abuse & RecoveryMilwaukee Short Film Festival Returns for 16th Yearhttp://wuwm.com/post/milwaukee-short-film-festival-returns-16th-year
<p></p><p></p><p>The <a href="http://festival.milwaukeeindependentfilmsociety.org/16th-annual-milwaukee-short-film-festival" target="_blank">16th annual Milwaukee Short Film Festival</a> runs Friday and Saturday at the Milwaukee Art Museum’s Lubar Auditorium.</p><p>Fri, 05 Sep 2014 15:25:00 +0000Eleanor Peterson & Bonnie North39805 at http://wuwm.comMilwaukee Short Film Festival Returns for 16th YearThe Nej, Ancient Turkish Flute, to be Featured at Concerthttp://wuwm.com/post/nej-ancient-turkish-flute-be-featured-concert
<p></p><p></p><p>Considering the musical worlds in which they inhabit, it’s perhaps surprising that Turkish-American composer <a href="http://www.kamranince.com/" target="_blank">Kamran Ince </a>and Turkish-American composer, multi-instrumentalist, and academic scholar <a href="http://sanlikol.com/" target="_blank">Mehmet Ali-Sanlikol</a> have never worked together.</p>Fri, 29 Aug 2014 19:08:34 +0000Eleanor Peterson & Bonnie North39385 at http://wuwm.comThe Nej, Ancient Turkish Flute, to be Featured at Concert​The Notorious Past and Contentious Present of Mary Nohl's Iconic House http://wuwm.com/post/notorious-past-and-contentious-present-mary-nohls-iconic-house
<p></p><p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>If you grew up in the Milwaukee area a few decades ago, you knew it as “<a href="http://milwaukee.about.com/od/artsentertainment/ss/Mary-Nohl-House.htm" target="_blank">The Witch’s House</a>.”&nbsp; Tucked down a dead end road in Fox Point, the wild rumors were put to rest ten or fifteen years ago, as more became known about the house’s inhabitant, artist Mary Nohl.</p>Fri, 29 Aug 2014 17:33:25 +0000Eleanor Peterson & Dan Harmon39383 at http://wuwm.com​The Notorious Past and Contentious Present of Mary Nohl's Iconic House